Saint-Étienne, Uzès

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Church of Saint-Étienne
Église Saint-Étienne  (French)
Exterior of the Church of Saint-Étienne
Façade of Saint-Étienne
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44°00′39″N 4°25′08″E / 44.01083°N 4.41889°E / 44.01083; 4.41889Coordinates: 44°00′39″N 4°25′08″E / 44.01083°N 4.41889°E / 44.01083; 4.41889
LocationUzès, Gard, France
DenominationCatholic Church
History
DedicationSaint Stephen
Architecture
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1764 (1764)
Completed1774
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Nîmes
TypeÉglise
Designated29 November 1974
Reference no.PA00103254[1]

The Church of Saint-Étienne is a Roman Catholic church located in Uzès, in the Gard department of France. The baroque church was built in the mid-18th century, and is listed as a French monument historique.

History[]

Interior of the church

Commissioned by Bishop , the Bishop of Uzès,[2] the Church of Saint-Étienne was built to replace a previous church at the same site that had been destroyed by the Protestants during the Wars of Religion and used as a store and arsenal.[1] The only element that remains of the original church is the bell tower, which dates to the 13th century and was spared to be used as a defensive watchtower. Construction on the baroque building occurred between 1764 and 1774, according to the designed by , an architect from Avignon. The cruciform church is laid out in the form of a Greek cross.[2]

The church was classified as a monument historique on 29 November 1974.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Monument historique – PA00103254". Mérimée database of Monuments Historiques (in French). Ministère de la Culture. 1993. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sept ans de travaux pour restaurer et préserver l'église Saint Etienne" [Seven years of work to restore and preserve the church of Saint Etienne]. Ville d'Uzès (in French). Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

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Media related to Église Saint-Étienne (Uzès) at Wikimedia Commons

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